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This paper contains the answers for GEO3701 Project 2024. Topic: Geological investigation for a proposed horizontal alignment of a planned new road (R576-2).

Detrital rocks CORRECT ANSWER transported sediment as solid particles -Chief constituents of detrital rocks are Quartz, Feldspars, Micas, Clay minerals (the silicate minerals) 'Chemical' rocks CORRECT ANSWER sediment composed of minerals that were once in solution [biochemical is a better name for them, because many are formed from biologic processes] What are sediments? CORRECT ANSWER Sediments are products of mechanical and chemical weathering and deposited on the Earth surface Often...

GEOL 200 Introductory Physical Geology midterm exam 2024 Athabasca University

GEOL 200 Introductory Physical Geology Midterm exam questions and answers Athabasca University

Environmental Geology Laboratory Manual 2e Tom Freeman (Answer Key) Environmental Geology Laboratory Manual 2e Tom Freeman (Answer Key)

General of magma CORRECT ANSWER igneous rocks form as molten rock (magma, lava) cools and solidifies General characteristics of magma Forms from partial melting of rocks Magma at surface is called lava Rocks formed from lava are extrusive/volcanic rocks Rocks formed from magma at depth are intrusive/plutonic rocks Basalt melt, Hawaii CORRECT ANSWER This is lava/melted rock. This shows Lava flow Basalt flow, Hawaii CORRECT ANSWER This also shows lava flow which is cooling instantly. ...

Deformation CORRECT ANSWER Refers to all changes in the size, shape, or position of a rock body in response to stress. Confining pressure CORRECT ANSWER equal in all directions, associated with the weight of the overlaying rocks. Differential stress CORRECT ANSWER not equal in all directions, associated with tectonic activity. can any rock deform in a brittle or ductile manner? CORRECT ANSWER Any rock can deform in a brittle or ductile manner, depending on the conditions of the deformat...

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Megalosaurus Found fragments in England. 1st one to be scientifically discovered. Bipedal predaceous (theropod) Iguanodon first found fragments in Sussex England. Found the 1st complete skeleton in coal mines in Belgium later on Hylaeosaurus Armored reptile/Ankylosaurus. Found fragments in England "Dinosauria" - who came up with it, what it means, and concept of this clade/year Who: Richard Owen Meaning: "Deinos" - terrible, "sauros" - lizard/reptile Clade: bony sockets, large sa...